Inside States’ Fight to Keep Planned Parenthood’s Lights on

As the federal government cuts funding for Planned Parenthood, some liberal states are stepping in to keep the nation’s largest abortion provider in business. Washington, New Mexico, Massachusetts, and Colorado are among those pledging to use state dollars to fill the “gap” left by federal funding cuts. Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, says his state will contribute more than $11 million to Planned Parenthood to replace the funding it’s losing in the state thanks to President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which put a year-long ban on federal...